[OFFICIAL] 3.40 OE-A and 3.03 OE-C Installation Guide, FAQ, and Support Thread

[Psycostu]

i have just downloaded 3.40 oe-a from your site and i heard that there was a recovery menu, however, the recovery folder wasn't included in the download, so is it already included in the update or do i have to download it separatly?

[Papayo]

i have just downloaded 3.40 oe-a from your site and i heard that there was a recovery menu, however, the recovery folder wasn't included in the download, so is it already included in the update or do i have to download it separatly?

Well the recovery menu van be accessed by holding R on boot-up. And if you rename the 3.40 OE-A flasher folder (the one without a % and the DXAR in it) to RECOVERY and place that in the GAME folder, you'll be able to recover the PSP if it's bricked through the recovery menu.

[sgould]

Well... first post... so hello all and thanks for creating a site that is helpful.
Now the problem:
I flashed my firmware to 3.40 using the offical guide but everytime I boot into recovery mode and enter configuration I just get a solid light blue screen with no options.... then the psp turns off after 15-20 sec. I can boot fine into 3.40, and select other options from the recovery screen. I'm sure I missed something but I can't figure it out (noob and all). Thanks for any help.

[Brad]

Well... first post... so hello all and thanks for creating a site that is helpful.
Now the problem:
I flashed my firmware to 3.40 using the offical guide but everytime I boot into recovery mode and enter configuration I just get a solid light blue screen with no options.... then the psp turns off after 15-20 sec. I can boot fine into 3.40, and select other options from the recovery screen. I'm sure I missed something but I can't figure it out (noob and all). Thanks for any help.

Welcome to QJ

Anyway, boot back into recovery mode and scroll down to "advanced" and enter it. Enable flash1 access and make sure your USB cord is connected. Then delete all the files and folders.

On next startup you'll BSOD, press O or X and your good to go.

[Gibb]

I get to step 7 ( in the 3.40 OE-A firmware one) and I boot up the installer

it says "Battery Must be at least 75%" then it just goes back to the main PSP menu...

I have full battery. no umds are in the tray.

[Adiuvo]

Press and hold L and triangle when booting up the program to skip the check. Be sure to have the ac adaptor in though.

[Gibb]

Cool, that worked, Thanks very much!

[Adiuvo]

Glad you got it to work :)

By any chance, do you have a TA-082?

[Gibb]

Honestly, I have no idea. How do I check this?

(3.40 OE-A Fully Installed, no problems by the way.)

[Adiuvo]

You don't then

You would know how to check if you did since it affects downgrading.

[Gibb]

Haha, well I just downgraded to 1.5 yesterday successfully, and I didn't really check.
(Just started PSP modding, I'm a noob!)

[Adiuvo]

Check out the Top Rated Homebrew List if you need some homebrew :)

[Gibb]

That Doom looks sweet, since the SNES one runs like crap. (Same with the 64 one.) Thanks for the tip.

[NPC]

Ok, so I forgot to move the DATA.DXAR file over to the flasher.


So, I started the flasher with no data.dxar file, and it's frozen because its checking for the file, which is not there. What should I do???!

Will shutting of the power brick my PSP?

[Adiuvo]

Shouldn't since there is no DXAR file and it hasn't started the flashing.

[NPC]

w00t
Thanks for the fast reply.

[Adiuvo]

So, you OK?

Hopefully the installer didn't format flash0 before looking for that file

[iwantanimac]

Alright I'm back in the scene. (Not that anyone cared) My PSP just arrived, now I'm going to upgrade. I've done it before so i know what the deal is, but I'm pretty nervous about it. I just spent over $400 getting it with all the extras, so I really don't wanna kill it. Any ways i can be doubly sure it won't screw itself up?

EDIT: It's updating now... Fingers crossed!!! 85%

EDIT2: That last little hurdle before the PSP loads the XMB is what scares the bajheebus outta you. It worked! Thanks again for the awesome guide.

[noel666]

Alright I'm back in the scene. (Not that anyone cared) My PSP just arrived, now I'm going to upgrade. I've done it before so i know what the deal is, but I'm pretty nervous about it. I just spent over $400 getting it with all the extras, so I really don't wanna kill it. Any ways i can be doubly sure it won't screw itself up?

EDIT: It's updating now... Fingers crossed!!! 85%

EDIT2: That last little hurdle before the PSP loads the XMB is what scares the bajheebus outta you. It worked! Thanks again for the awesome guide.

did you just upgraded to 3.40 oe A? or which version? cause i got 3.10oeA installed and took me 2 month to decide to upgrade lol ( i was afraid of bricking) -.-"

[meanbob52]

i get the 3.40-OE-A on my psp and when i access it on the psp it shows corrupted data, plz tell me what to do, i am a noob, and dont know much about it.

[Brad]

i get the 3.40-OE-A on my psp and when i access it on the psp it shows corrupted data, plz tell me what to do, i am a noob, and dont know much about it.

What firmware are you on?

[meanbob52]

i bought it from target store and updated to 3.40, but no OE A

[Brad]

i bought it from target store and updated to 3.40, but no OE A

Sorry but then your stuck until a downgarder comes out bro.

3.10 - 3.40 can't run Homebrew or downgrade.

[Adiuvo]

You must be at 1.5 or a previous OE to install this. Without homebrew, there is no way to, and 3.40 firmware does not allow it, and there is no exploit to allow it. So you can't run it.

You can run flash games though, which are sort of like homebrew. A guide is in my sig.

[Gothann]

I'm getting an error telling me that my browser settings are corrupted each time I try to access the web browser. It tells me to press O to reset the settings, but doesn't accept the O command and shuts off. I've tried clearing the browser settings on my memory stick and I'm still getting the error. It's kind of annoying, since I can't do anything.

Anyone have a bugfix for this, or valid browser setting files?

[Brad]

I'm getting an error telling me that my browser settings are corrupted each time I try to access the web browser. It tells me to press O to reset the settings, but doesn't accept the O command and shuts off. I've tried clearing the browser settings on my memory stick and I'm still getting the error. It's kind of annoying, since I can't do anything.

Anyone have a bugfix for this, or valid browser setting files?

Go to settings menu and do "restore default settings."

[Malpractice]

Noob question:

I'm currently running 3.03OE-C and want to upgrade it to 3.40OE. Do I need to upgrade incrementally or can I just skip all of the firmwares in between? Do I just put the 1.50 and 3.40 files in the ___ file like always or what?

[Maxi_Jac']

No, 3.40 OE is not an update it is a full insatllation, you can install it from 1.5 , 2.71 SE, 3.02 OE ... etc, no matter which version you have since you have access to 1.5 kernel ;)
For your last question : RTFM .


++ B.

[Malpractice]

Thank you very much.

[Gothann]

Go to settings menu and do "restore default settings."

Thanks for the help, it worked great.